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noun

• That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

• A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.

• A curve, in general.

• A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.

• (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.

• A story arc.

• A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.

• A directed edge.

• The three-point line.

• An arclight.

verb

• To move following a curved path.

• To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.

• To form an electrical arc.